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Again, depending on the scoring system of your league, wide receivers are the second most valuable players in fantasy football, behind RBs, particularly because of the scarcity of truly elite RBs. The WR position’s value isn’t because they score more points than QBs; it’s because there are fewer high-scoring WRs in the league, and you have to start two or three each week, as opposed to one QB. In full-point PPR formats, which are becoming more common across the board, top WRs are gold.

In addition, WRs get hit and tackled less than QBs and RBs, so they make fewer mistakes, which means fewer negative points on average. They also take less pounding than RBs. With that in mind, NFL teams are turning to RB time-shares, whereas starting WRs tend to record higher snap-count percentages.

The following list breaks down the default scoring for WRs on Yahoo!:

 Catches: 0.5 point per reception

 Receiving yards: 1 point per 10 yards

 Receiving touchdowns: 6 points

 Rushing yards: 1 point per 10 yards

 Rushing touchdowns: 6 points

 Kick/punt return touchdowns: 6 points

 Two-point conversions: 2 points

 Fumbles lost: –2 points

The WR position has more depth in the NFL than the RB position, which makes WRs less valuable during fantasy drafts: There are simply more WRs to choose from! However, their fantasy points are very similar — the only difference being that very few WRs gain rushing yards or score rushing TDs on a regular basis — so don’t underestimate the need for having good WRs on your team! A great WR can dominate a game and carry a fantasy team if he gets enough passes thrown his way from a good QB. (Head to Chapter 6 for info on scouting and valuing WRs.)